National Republican., 1887-02-08
CURRENT COMMENTS.
The scintiiiations which Brighten Our
Exchange Lat.

New York Tribune; IL honest confession
Is good for the soul, the Democratic sena-
tors must feel benefited by their frank aud
public condemnation of the President,
Richmond State: But one thing can save
that great historic body, the Senate OF tho
United States-its speedy and complete
publication Of every faint Of monopoly.
Louisville Courier journal: The Irish
tenants are receiving the police with boil
come as celebrated in ireland as Boyne
water.
Albany Journal IL takes a pretty big
country to report in one day a blockade OF
snow In New York, fatal stroke Of light
ming In Illinois, and two cases OF sunstroKe
In Florida.
Baltimore american While o man lives
In this world he seldom gets credit for all
he does and says. When he dies he gets
credit for three times as much as he ever
did or said.
Brooklyn Citizen. A combination among
the great financial concerns of Europe
might be made which would, to large
extent, restrain the bellicose tendencies Of
both nations.
Terre Haute Express: Now, Spain seems
anxious for a fight with the United States.
Uncle Sam will have to give some one
thrashiDg to stop this impudence. aud tAc
sooner the better.
Toronto Globe: There Is not tory candi-
date now before the people Of Ontario that
was not head over heels In the no popery
conspiracy by which It was sought to Gle.
vate Mr.. Meredith to power.
The Cleveland Leader believes that the
President will appoint James L. Hudson, an
editorial writer on the Pittsburg Dispatch,
0np of tho m nmbara M tha rarp mis- aiOn nm.
der the interstate commerce law.
The Baltimore Sun wants legislation
enacted to compel railroad companies to
healthier cars by other than the stoves now
in use, and thus avoid such holocausts as
those at Woodstock and Republic.
San Francisco Eraminer There are
good many married men In this world who
know all about what wife should be, but
who have very hazy ideas about the com
ponent elements Of a model husband.
Boston Record 1t is well to remember
that there never yet was European crisis,
and one not ending In war, when the loud
talk Of immediate hostilities was not just as
strong as 1t is at the present moment.
New York Times The spectacle Of Mr..
Randall appealing to the magnanimity Of
the real tariff reformers In the House to
allow him to secure consideration for his
be in the least pathetic.
New York Graphic: It is apparently i'm
possible to find two lawyers who agree as
to the meaning and probable effect of the
interstate commerce act. All that can
positively be predicted Of 1t is that 1t will
be bonanza to the lawyers.
st. Louis Post Dispatch: The rascally
ock.jobbing management which has
wrought so much wrong to the industrial
and business interests In general, has been
no less wrongful to honest aud innocent
investors in railroad securities.
Boston Idrertiser The cause of protec-
tion to American industry and American
labor can endure with complacency the
feeble assaults of the average free trade
writer, but what 1t has most to fear at the
present time is the unwise action of its
misguided friends.
Halifax IN. S. Chronicle: The national
policy is opposed to the treaty, and we
shall never have treaty with the United
States go long as 1t continues. 1t was
framed by the tories to annoy anh irritate
the Americans, and the Americans have ac
cepted the challenge.
Chicago Herald: Not one of the benighted
nations of the old world can hold candle
to America as fighter. We can lick Esq
land with one hand tied behind us, aud,
while we are not anxious for such strug-
| gle, We could clean out all OF Europe II II
would undertake to subdue US on our own
| ground.
| Karsas City Journal: Going to war over
the fisheries simply means that we would
swallow Canada before the war was ninety
days old-from Niagara Fallsto Vaucouver's
| Island 1t would be as easy as the march
tn. ough Geoigia-and no one knows this
better than England.
| Detroit Free Press: Cultured speech is
beautiful thing. A writer in the PhIladei.
phia Medical NeUs speaks Of dead per.
son having been found in "a position Of
dorsal recumbency.n An uncultured
writer would have said that the person was
lying on his back.
San Francisco Bulletin: II Cana Ia should
retaliate in kind 1t can shut out some
more of our prodncts and the friction can
| go on until absolute non.intercourse by
land and sea is' the result. But we can
stand that sort Of friction much better aud
longer than our northern neighbor.
New York Star Mr.. McLane. our min
lister to France, danced with Queen Vic
| toria when his father was minister to Eng
land in Jackson's time. He has been in-
vited to visit London again during the
queens jubilee, but they will probably be
silent partners in the hornpipe this time.
Hartford Corant:The Democrats In Com
gress have at lust heard from the country.
They are exhibiting desire to provide the
nation with guns and forts. II they had
been ready to CO operate with the Republi-
can Senate few years ago they would
have prevented our being left defenseless
just as we needed to display some force.
Petersburg Iade1-Appeal, The Congress
that can refuse to pension Mrs. Blair aud
Mrs. Logan upon the ground that 1t would
open up class of cases which would in
crease the pension list $345, 900 annually,
and then enact q law which will add about
100000, 600 annually to the roll, furnishes
beautiful example of a consistency that
does not consist.
feet OF cruisers dispersed over the
ocean could do as much, II not more, real
damage to the enemy than one great iron
clad, against whose sides torpedo or dyna-
mite shell may be more effective than is
yet dreamed Of. 1t seems, therefore, wise
move to push for cruisers, and Congress
will, doubtless, give the matter the most
careful onsideration.-B Globe.
Pittsburg Dispatch: The report that
Cousin Ben Folsom intends to resign the
Sheffield consulship in order to take au
interstate commerce commisslonershp is
plainly weak invention OF the enemy.
Cousin Ben is not likely to abandon his
work OF introducing the great American
game for the evangelization OF the down
tTouden masses OF Europe on any such
slight and trivial consideration.
New York World 1t is almost funny
that New York should be seriously consid.
ering the question OF opening the public
museums and art galleries on Suudays for
the benefit of the working people, when
"Puritan Boston, has had this sensible
policy in force for many years past, aud
found nothing but good In It, Are we so
far behind the times, or does the liberal
reform simply await the new mayors firm
and enlightened initiative?
Defenseless as is the seaboard and anti.
quated as 10 the navy, 1t is nevertheless true
that this country is better prepared for war
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